This episode is an honest discussion about criticisms on Periyar, which comes from all corners like right wing ecosystem, Tamil nationalists, Left wing, Dalit intellectuals and even the common public.

Thozhar Tamil Kamarasan gives us perspectives, contexts , biases and reasons for such criticisms in this discussion with Nadeem and Naveen.

Part one focuses on the criticisms from the right wing and the common public

Part two addresses the criticisms from the left wing, Tamil Nationalists and the Dalit intellectuals.

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In this episode , we discuss how Muslims are depicted in Indian Cinema focusing mainly on Tamil Cinema with our guest Nadeem

• ​ why the representation is too low and what are the depictions we get of Muslims
• ​Why are benevolent Muslim characters superfluous in Tamil Cinema and how it is a problem in itself.
• ​How movies like Roja, Bombay changed the narrative about Muslims for worse and how even today films draw inspiration from these movies.
• ​What were the political landscape surrounding these films
• ​How has it evolved in the recent years
• ​What is the right depiction we expect and what must be done for this

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The myth of merit analysed in detail in this episode.

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A discussion about a controversial topic - the need to normalise Nudity.

In this episode, we discuss with Mathur Sathya about the following-

What is Fascism, and how it is different from Authoritarianism?

How Hindutva Fascism came to be?

What are the differences between the 20th Century European Fascists and the 21st Century Indian Fascists?

How can we combat Fascism? What dilutes the fight against Fascism?

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